The former Barcelona boss payed tribute to Wenger and pointed to his dedication for keeping the north London outfit in the Champions League through the club's toughest moments.

Guardiola said: "He’s a manager with a lot of experience, been with the same club, knows everything of this club, of these players.

"Arsenal has always been in the Champions League for many, many years. Always qualified, always in the last 16. Every time you look at a team like that, they buy very good players, very good midfield players.

"He worked a lot with young players and they always get better and better. He’s one of the best managers in the world.

“They built a new stadium. That is not easy, it is expensive. They also sell their most important players to Barcelona, to another club."

“He’s a manager with a lot of experience, been with the same club, knows everything of this club, of these players”

Pep Guardiola

Guardiola also hailed Arsenal as the only team to better Bayern this season, a moment that didn't last long in his opinion.

He added: "The quality is there. When I analyse Arsenal and the first game, we saw the quality of Cazorla, we saw what happened until the penalty Ozil missed, what happened in the last nine minutes they were the nine minutes in this season when the opponent was better against us.